B&#39;Hold Hair Tool

ABSTRACT

A means of ensuring equally parted sections during braiding process regardless of type of braid. The hair holder which allows the user to accurately place the exact amount of hair for each braid. The assembly is easy to use and maintains its effectiveness over period of time.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to hair accessories and, moreparticularly, to a hair braiding assembly, which makes it possible tomechanically braid hair in a. short period of time by making equal hairselection regardless of the state of hair.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART

In order to braid hair, the person performing the braiding operationmust manipulate three or more sections of hair simultaneously. First,the hair must be combed, brushed, or manually separated into at leastthree sections. Once this is accomplished, the individual sections ofhair must remain neatly separated in order to be woven together intoattractive braids and similar hairstyles. With a number of braidedhairstyles, more than three sections of hair must be used, and hair fromoutside the initial sections must be incrementally added to each sectionas the braid progresses. Manipulation of these multiple sections of haircan be extremely difficult. An unforeseen interruption that causes theperson to even momentarily release the sections of hair from their handsis likely to result in a loss of the work that has already beenperformed. Several prior inventions have attempted to simplify theprocess of forming braids and similar hairstyles that involve themanipulation of multiple sections of hair:

U.S. Pat. No. 4,307,737 to Shipman shows a hand operated machine withtubular holders for three sections of hair. The three tubular holdersare each designed to maintain the separation of the sections of hair,while moving within a system of tracks and guide rails to weave theindividual sections of hair into a basic braid.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,369,690 to Sapkus shows another hand operated machinewith tubular holders for three sections of hair. In this device, thethree tubular holders are rotated in a manner that results in theformation of a basic braid, said rotation being effected by means of amechanism consisting of a lever and a plurality of gear members.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,038,996 to Eronini and Abia shows a motor drivenapparatus designed to use a complex series of gears, shafts, and cams tomove a number of parters and grippers that seize sections of hair andeventually weave them into a basic three strand braid.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,427,017 to Eronini shows a modified version of the samedevice discussed in the previous patent.

The complex mechanical functions of the devices disclosed in these fourpatents may prove undesirable to the average person who would wish tobraid hair. In addition, all are designed to accomplish single style ofbraid, that style being a basic three strand braid. No provision is madein any of the devices to accommodate more than three sections of hair,meaning that they are not only complex, but quite limited in thehairstyles that users could produce by using the machines.

From a review of the prior attempts to solve the problems associatedwith braids and similar hairstyles, the current invention discloses anapparatus for sectioning and partitioning of hair for braids, thusfacilitating the user in achieving equally parted hair sectionregardless of type of braid required. This not only brings perfection tothe styling but also minimizes the effort and time required to completethe task.

in short, to Applicant's knowledge, none of these prior art methods havebeen found to be completely suitable to meet these needs and arecumbersome. Thus, there is a need in the prior art in which theaforementioned inconveniences, difficulties, and grooming problems are,for all practical purposes, eliminated. Thus, the present inventionprovides such a method and the overall combination of these features isnowhere disclosed in the prior art cited above which appears to berepresentative of the general art in this area although it is notintended to be an all-inclusive listing of pertinent prior art patents.

SUMMARY

In light of the disadvantages of the prior art, the following summary isprovided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovativefeatures unique to the present invention and is not intended to be afull description. A full appreciation of the various aspects of theinvention can be gained by taking the entire specification, claims,drawings, and abstract as a whole.

When the difficulties of braiding hair are considered, along with thelimitations of the previously developed inventions that attempt to solvethe problems, it becomes evident that the performance of hair braidingstill poses a significant challenge. This challenge is present both forprofessional hairdressers and non-professionals who would like to becomeproficient at the creation of attractive braids and other similarhairstyles that involve the weaving of multiple sections of hair. Withthis challenge in mind, several objects and advantages of our inventionare: Embodiments of the invention relates to, provide a device that iscapable of making equal sections of hair during the formation of braidsand other similar hairstyles.

Another embodiment of the invention relates to, provide a device thatwill allow the user to have both hands free should they desire, thusbeing able to temporarily suspend the braiding operation without risk ofdestroying the portion of the styling that has already been done.

Another very important object of the instant invention is the provisionof a method which is simple and does not require the use of specialtraining to use the device.

Yet another significant object of the invention is to provide a devicethat is easily used by both professional hairdressers andnon-professional users who wish to create attractive braided hairstyles.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device that employs avery simple design and method of use.

This Summary is provided merely for purposes of summarizing some exampleembodiments, so as to provide a basic understanding of some aspects ofthe subject matter described herein. Accordingly, it will be appreciatedthat the above-described features are merely examples and should not beconstrued to narrow the scope or spirit of the subject matter describedherein in any way. Other features, aspects, and advantages of thesubject matter described herein will become apparent from the followingDetailed Description, Figures, and Claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying figures, where like reference numerals refer toidentical or functionally similar elements throughout the separateviews, together with the detailed description below, are incorporated inand form part of the specification, and serve to further illustrateembodiments of concepts that include the claimed invention and explainvarious principles and advantages of those embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 shows multiple configurations of device.

FIG. 3 shows a top view of the invention.

FIG. 4 shows lower section the invention.

Skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the figures areillustrated for simplicity and clarity and have not necessarily beendrawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements inthe figures may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help toimprove understanding of embodiments of the present invention.

The apparatus and method components have been represented whereappropriate by conventional symbols in the drawings, showing only thosespecific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments ofthe present invention so as not to obscure the disclosure with detailsthat will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the arthaving the benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Before explaining the invention in detail, it is to be understood thatthe invention is not limited in its application to the detail ofapplication illustrated in the drawings since the invention is capableof other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in variousways. It is also to be understood that the phraseology or terminologyemployed is for the purpose of description only and not of limitation.

The present invention is an assembly which facilitates the user toselect equal hair partitions during braiding and similar hair stylingprocess.

The structure of assembly as per its preferred embodiments is a standwhich will be used to hold a bendable thick 10miches wire. The arms willhold the remaining hair incase if the user decides to have a need ofhair after using the ones that have been already measured.

The numbers represent the width of hair that the client would want thebraid to be thick or thin. The black lines between the numbers would beto separate hair so there are no tangled hair and all partitions areaccurately measured.

Application and use of the present invention is very simple and straightforward. The user pulls up the top and holds the hair in place. The hairis placed on the holders. The metal bar extends so the hair can flowdown. Then user has the access of body of the hair holder and the base.

The hair holder allows user to accurately place the exact amount of hairto be used so every braid will be equal in size. It can also be used forpre-braided hair to be placed in it. This tool allows for cleaner nicerhair styles and a cleaner work area for both the client and hairstylist.

The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader toquickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It issubmitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpretor limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in theforegoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features aregrouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of streamliningthe disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted asreflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require morefeatures than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as thefollowing claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than allfeatures of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claimsare hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claimstanding on its own as a separately claimed subject matter.

1. A hair styling device providing means for independently measuringretaining a plurality of separate sections of hair, comprising: a standwith bendable wire; a top part to hold the selected section in place; anextendable meta bar allowing hair to flow down; a body part; a basalpart; numbers on the body part to represent the width of hair; and,small lines between numbers to separate hair to ensure equally partedsections.